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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1942-07-19 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:58

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 2–1. Virgil Trucks earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	10
PHA	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	10

W: Virgil Trucks L: Russ Christopher SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barney McCosky	5	0	0	0	0	1
Doc Cramer	5	0	2	0	0	0
Ned Harris	4	0	1	0	1	1
Rudy York	5	0	0	0	0	1
Pinky Higgins	2	2	1	0	2	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	0	2	0	0	1
Birdie Tebbetts	4	0	3	0	0	0
Billy Hitchcock	2	0	1	0	2	0
Al Benton	2	0	0	0	0	2
Don Ross	0	0	0	1	1	0
Virgil Trucks	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Kreevich	4	0	1	0	0	0
Elmer Valo	4	1	3	0	0	0
Pete Suder	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Johnson	3	0	3	0	1	0
Dick Siebert	4	0	2	1	0	0
Buddy Blair	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Knickerbocker	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hal Wagner	3	0	1	0	0	0
Roger Wolff	2	0	0	0	0	0
Russ Christopher	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	5.0	7	0	1
Virgil Trucks	4.0	3	1	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger Wolff	5.1	7	3	5
Russ Christopher	3.2	3	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Barney McCosky: 8
Doc Cramer: S7
Ned Harris: W.1-2
Rudy York: K
Pinky Higgins: 4

Bot 1

Mike Kreevich: 43
Elmer Valo: T9
Pete Suder: FC2/DP.3XH(2);BX2(23)

Top 2

Jimmy Bloodworth: K
Birdie Tebbetts: S8
Billy Hitchcock: 3
Al Benton: K

Bot 2

Bob Johnson: S9
Dick Siebert: S6.1-2
Buddy Blair: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Bill Knickerbocker: K

Top 3

Barney McCosky: 5
Doc Cramer: 7
Ned Harris: K

Bot 3

Hal Wagner: 7/L
Roger Wolff: 43
Mike Kreevich: 6

Top 4

Rudy York: 4
Pinky Higgins: S7
Jimmy Bloodworth: S5.1-2
Birdie Tebbetts: S7.2XH(72);1-2
Billy Hitchcock: W.2-3;1-2
Al Benton: K

Bot 4

Elmer Valo: S6
Pete Suder: 34/SH.1-2
Bob Johnson: S7.2-3
Dick Siebert: S8.3-H;1-3
Buddy Blair: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Barney McCosky: 8
Doc Cramer: S9
Ned Harris: 8
Rudy York: 7

Bot 5

Bill Knickerbocker: 53
Hal Wagner: D7
Roger Wolff: 63
Mike Kreevich: 7

Top 6

Pinky Higgins: W
Jimmy Bloodworth: 63.1-2
Birdie Tebbetts: S8.2-3;B-2(TH)
Billy Hitchcock: W
Don Ross: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Barney McCosky: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Elmer Valo: 8
Pete Suder: K
Bob Johnson: S8
Dick Siebert: 36(1)/FO

Top 7

Doc Cramer: 43
Ned Harris: 8
Rudy York: 6

Bot 7

Buddy Blair: 9/L
Bill Knickerbocker: 8
Hal Wagner: 43

Top 8

Pinky Higgins: W
Jimmy Bloodworth: S8.1-3
Birdie Tebbetts: 4(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)
Billy Hitchcock: S8
Virgil Trucks: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Russ Christopher: 6
Mike Kreevich: S8
Elmer Valo: S8.1-3
Pete Suder: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Barney McCosky: K
Doc Cramer: 13
Ned Harris: D9
Rudy York: 7

Bot 9

Bob Johnson: W
Dick Siebert: 7
Buddy Blair: 46(1)/FO
Bill Knickerbocker: 46(1)/FO